A group of performers from '100 Years of Broadway' performs during Friday's press conference announcing the 2013-2014 season of Broadway shows coming to Juanita K. Hammons Hall.

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Christine Temple
CTEMPLE@NEWS-LEADER.COM

The new Broadway shows coming to Springfield for the new season are all Tony award winning, and Juanita K. Hammons Hall executive director Randy Blackwood is thrilled.

The lineup, announced Friday, includes "White Christmas," "Beauty and the Beast," "Hello, Dolly!" and "Hair." The first show, "White Christmas," kicks off the Broadway season at Juanita K. Hammons Hall in November.

"It's a season of classic, well-known Broadway performances, and some have been around for almost 50 years," Blackwood said. ...